25Synonyms found for down

Word Origin & History

down O.E. ofdune "downwards," from dune "from the hill," dative of dun "hill" (see down (n.2)). Used as a preposition since c.1500. Sense of "depressed mentally" is attested from c.1600. Slang sense of "aware, wide awake" is attested from 1812. Computer sense is from 1965. Down-and-out is from 1889, Amer.Eng., from situation of a beaten prizefighter. Down home (adj.) is 1931, Amer.Eng.; down the hatch as a toast is from 1931; down to the wire is 1901, from horse-racing. Down time is from 1952. Down under "Australia and New Zealand" attested from 1886; Down East "Maine" is from 1825.

Example Sentences for down

These are all ways of beginning to define a work of art, to narrow it down.

Will has issues with trusting people because she is scared of being let down.

Many patients also experience symptoms when stationary or even while lying down.

For example, thirty helens agree if you have a good idea, you should write it down.

At this point, the expanded case mouth is also sized back down.

As patronage of arcades declined, many were forced to close down.

These burrow horizontally into the trunk then vertically down.

However, in many countries, the traditional divisions are breaking down.

Recreational stimulant users often use benzodiazepines as a means of coming down.